Posted by SLS on June 4, 2006, at 8:33:05
In reply to Re: prozac withdrawal, posted by realnice on June 3, 2006, at 20:40:47
For some reason that remains bizarre to me, most doctors have very little appreciation for the ubiquity and severity of the withdrawal syndrome that accompanies the discontinuation of antidepressants. From the stories that people have told here, your doctor seems to be in the majority rather than the minority. They often refuse to believe the reports of their own patients.
I am not absolutely sure of this, but I see an association between the length of the withdrawal period and the manner in which one discontinues medication. Withdrawal symptoms seem to persist the longest for those people whom discontinue their medication the most abruptly. Furthermore, some researchers believe that the risk of relapse is greater for those people whom discontinue abruptly. I don't think there has been much scientific investigation into this issue, though. It might be pure conjecture, or perhaps the result of their observations in clinical experience.
It sounds like you are past the worst of it.
You might want to post some questions on the "Alternative" board. There are people there who might be able to recommend nutritional supplements that would ease your symptoms or accelerate the brain's adjustment process. I would think that omega-3 (fish oil), B vitamins, inositol, and zinc would be helpful. Perhaps taurine. I don't know. I am relatively ignorant in this area.
- Scott
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